datum
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So went the prohibition on artificial intelligence in Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel “Dune,” and what was then a datum of fictional world-building is now a real and pressing concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
“The horizontal buildings and concrete walls are a datum against which the landscape can be seen,” Mr. Williams said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Moving in tandem through a sequence of points, the team builds up a series of height marks relative to a known baseline, or datum.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2019
Researchers rate each datum for accuracy, using a system developed by SFEI.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 13, 2019
No plural form is necessary, and the old singular, datum, can be left to the Romans.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
The NHS is rolling out the self-testing kits to increase screening numbers, with data suggesting about a third of women are not up to date with appointments.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
But many new gas-fired power plants are now proposed to meet surging demand for electricity for AI data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The United States welcomed more than 1.1 million international students in the 2023-24 academic year, more than any other country, according to official data.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The attacks and lasting damage are complicating the pitch by Gulf states like the United Arab Emirates to become world-leading data processors for industries such as artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Eugene Xu was responsible for every piece of hard data in Lippmann’s presentation.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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